--- description: Rice Rice apologized for hitting his wife, saying that the pair had "one bad night," and asked for a "second chance" at his NFL career. title: Ray Rice Today Show: Previously-Banned NFL Player Apologizes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt797b368f2ad42b77/69876b7a428a9e313bcc5ad0/ray-rice-nfl.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Football](/tag/football/) ## Football Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ray Rice: 'Me and My Wife Had One Bad Night'  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:44 PM CUTPublished: Dec 2, 2014 1:23 PM CUT  Ray Rice arrives with his wife Janay Palmer for an appeal hearing of his indefinite suspension from the NFL on Nov. 5, 2014 in New York. Ray Rice arrives with his wife Janay Palmer for an appeal hearing of his indefinite suspension from the NFL on Nov. 5, 2014 in New York.Jason DeCrow—AP  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:44 PM CUTPublished: Dec 2, 2014 1:23 PM CUT Ray Rice apologized for hitting his wife Tuesday, saying that the pair had “one bad night,” and asked for a “second chance” at his NFL career in an interview on NBC’s [_Today_](http://www.today.com/news/ray-rice-seeks-second-chance-nfl-admits-mistake-not-apologizing-1D80323942 "undefined"). “I made a horrendous mistake not apologizing to my wife,” Rice said of a press conference held after a video emerged of him dragging his unconscious then-fiance, now-wife Janay from an elevator. “I take full responsibility for my actions.” The disgraced former Baltimore Ravens star told interviewer Matt Lauer he would remain committed to his family, even if no team will sign him. “If I never play football again, I’ll be honest with you, I would adapt into life and I would sacrifice more so she can have a better future,” he said, referring to his wife Janay. Rice also said that while the couple had argued in the past, no other incident had escalated that far. Rice had been banned from playing in the NFL after footage of him hitting his wife caused a national uproar, but the punishment was overturned last week. Janay Rice has [maintained steadfast support](http://time.com/3611202/janay-rice-interview-ray-nfl-roger-goodell/ "undefined") for her husband since the assault came to light. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3613421/ray-rice-nfl-janay-rice-today/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3613421/ray-rice-nfl-janay-rice-today/"},"headline":"Ray Rice: 'Me and My Wife Had One Bad Night'","datePublished":"2014-12-02T13:23:51.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T22:44:30.000Z","description":"'I made a horrendous mistake'","url":"https://time.com/3613421/ray-rice-nfl-janay-rice-today/","keywords":["Football","Crime","NFL","assault","Domestic Abuse","ray rice","Baltimore Ravens","Janay Rice"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt797b368f2ad42b77/69876b7a428a9e313bcc5ad0/ray-rice-nfl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt797b368f2ad42b77/69876b7a428a9e313bcc5ad0/ray-rice-nfl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Ray Rice arrives with his wife Janay Palmer for an appeal hearing of his indefinite suspension from the NFL on Nov. 5, 2014, in New York.","caption":"Ray Rice arrives with his wife Janay Palmer for an appeal hearing of his indefinite suspension from the NFL on Nov. 5, 2014, in New York.","creditText":"Jason DeCrow—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/football/","name":"Football"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3613421/ray-rice-nfl-janay-rice-today/","name":"Ray Rice: 'Me and My Wife Had One Bad Night'"}}]}] ```